Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

Can grassroots strength help replant Bagnell in Ottawa? ( Editorial ) One of the bluntest statements from the four Yukoners pursuing the federal Liberal party’s election nomination last Saturday was uttered by Tamara Goeppel.

I guess you can’t blame PM for staying away ( Comment ) Recently, Prime Minister Stephen Harper did not turn up at the two most environmentally crucial meetings in the world,

This fibre is the highway of a digital economy Monday’s Internet, mobile and landline telephone service breach affected virtually all Yukoners.
Medical crisis rekindles some Yukon memories ( Comment ) The current appearance in Canada and the United States of polio-like symptoms apparently related to the enterovirus D68 (EN D68) revives memories of Yukon’s Ramesh Ferris.
If you own a gun, you’re seen as a possible criminal ( Comment ) You can see it’s election time, with all sorts of tax dollar gifts (our money) coming back from the feds.
Unlucky mishaps spur a lament for a suitcase ( Musing ) As some of you know by now, I travel a fair amount and have been critical of Air Canada in the past.
A capital city needs full recycling services ( Editorial ) If there was ever a cause for which a community and its governments should swiftly unite, it’s the resurrection of the Raven Recycling Society’s full range of services.

Marketing-mania sponsorships may be overused Most of us know that when we endorse the back of a cheque, we assume responsibility for that amount, validating it.
Reflections on Canada and the fixed election date ( Uffish Thoughts ) When Prime Minister Harper’s Conservatives first brought in the notion of a fixed election date, I thought it seemed to be a pretty good idea.

He who serves his country is denied a hunting licence Joseph Inverarity is a former resident of the Yukon who joined the Royal Canadian Navy and has just come back from a six-month tour aboard a Canadian Navy war ship.
Come join us for some thought-provoking discussions ( Comment ) Pushing the Boundaries is the slogan for Opportunities North, the Yukon Chamber of Commerce’s conference Oct. 6-8 in Whitehorse.
Fracking will reveal itself as the absurdity it is ( Comment ) This was my submission to the Select Committee Regarding the Risks and Benefits of Hydraulc Fracturing.

Yukon Chamber of Commerce is Pushing Boundaries Business people: it is time to take a break and come together to talk about Pushing Boundaries in business.
New opportunities for training, economic growth ( Comment ) As Yukon’s minister of Education, I regard training for workers as one of my top priorities, key to the success of our economy and the territory’s future.
Shelter issues have existed since the cavewoman/man ( Comment ) I was in Dawson City this month attending a conference put on by the Northern Community Economic Development association.

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